Moving-picture book



Aug. '24 1926;

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Patented Aug. 24, 1926.

JOHN GARCIN, OF DENVER, COLORADO.

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Application filed July 11, 1924. Serial No. 225,473.

This invention relates to books and has for an object the provision of a book which Will be both amusing and educational in character and which is adapted to contain a number of pictures, illustrations or other matter mounted for movement over the pages of the book and capable of being smgly and successively brought into view,

so that the invention provides in effect a 1 moving picture book, or a bookin which the pictures may be moved over the pages.

In addition, the invention aims to provide a book in which the leaves may be permanently or removably secured, or, instead of being arranged in book form, the leaves may be in the form of cards with the pictures. arranged in the manner above stated. With the above and other objects in view, the invention further includes the following novel features and details of construction, to

be hereinafter more fully described, illustrated in the accompanying drawings and pointed out in the appended-claims.

5 In the drawings leaves of a moving picture book constructed in accordance with the invention.

Figure 2 is a section on the line 2-2 of Figure'l.

Figure 3 is a section on the line 33 of Figure 1.

Figure 4 is an elevation showing the reverse side or reverse page of the book leaf shown in Figure 1.

Figure 5 is a detail perspective view of the cover sheet.

Figure 6 is a detail perspectiveview of one of the leaves with the cover sheet removed.

view illustrating the manner of mounting the strip or supportingroller.

Figure 8 is a detail perspective view of the book.

Referring in detail to the drawings wherein like characters of reference denote corresponding parts, the invention is shown as comprising a loose leaf book, the book being indicated at 10 in Figure 8 of the drawings and provided with a plurality of leaves 11.

These leaves are shown in detail in various Figure l is an elevation of one of the Figure 7 is a fragmentary perspective figures of the drawings and are illustrated as being provided with holes 12 for the passage of securing devices (not shown). These devices may be of any suitable character such as is commonly employed in a loose leaf book, although it is of course obvious that the leaves'may be permanently secured.

These leaves 11 may be of any suitable material and it maybe here stated that instead of making the invention in book form the leaves may be made in the form of cards.

Each leaf or card is provided with an opening '13 and mounted in bearing thimbles '14 in the opposite side edges of the openings are anti-friction elementsor rollers 15. Extending around theserollers is an endless strip 16 which is preferably formed of linen or of some other durable flexible material, the strip being visible upon opposite sides of the leaves. The strip 16 is provided with a plurality of pictures which are reversely arranged, that is, the pictures are so arranged that certain of them will be seenin an upright position upon one side of the leaf or one page of the book, while the other pictures will be seen. in an upright position upon the opposite side of the leaf or-opposite page of the book.

The pictures may be divided into different sets, one set being adapted to be viewed upon one page or one side of the leaf and the other set upon the opposite side and the said pictures may represent a different movement in one and the same action, after the manner of the pictures inanimated car toons. However, the character of the pictures is optional and they may consist of a number of separate pictures which are in no way related, or the strip 16v may have im-, printed or otherwise placed thereon information; of an instructive, or educational character. I

The picture strip 16 is designed to be covered bya cover sheet 16,'the latter being provided with a sight opening 17, the sight opening upon one side of the leafbeing at the top, While the sight opening uponthe opposite side of the leaf is at the bottom, as will be plainly seen from Figures 1 and 4 of the drawings. The sight opening 17 is of a size whereby the pictures may be viewed ornamented andmayif desired represent the rostrum of a stage so that a picture viewed within the opening may closely simulate a picture projected upon the screen of a theater. g

Normally, the bars 18 are positioned near the upper end of the cover sheet substantially parallel with the lines 20, so that one picture will be in proper register with the sight opening. The picture'strip 16 is then moved downward with proper rapidity, movement being effected by placing one finger of each hand upon the opposite ends of the bar '18, whereupon the pictures will be seen to pass'the sight opening. The slots 19 are for the accommodation of the finger tips. When the bar has reached its limit of downward movement, all of the pictures upon that side of the leaf or page will have been exposed, sothat the leaf may be turned and the operation repeated upon this side of the leaf, whereupon the remaining pictures upon the strip will be exposed.

The invention is susceptible of various changes in its form, proportions and minor details of construction and the right is herein reserved to make such. changes as prop- "erly fall within the scope of the appended leaves, a cover sheet upon opposite sides of :laims.

Having described the invention what is claimed is V '1. A book comprising a plurality of the leaves, said sheet having a sight opening therein, a picture sheet beneath the cover sheet and finger pieces extending from "the picture sheet beyond the. edges of the cover sheet, whereby said picture sheet may be moved to expose the same through the sight'opening.

2. A book comprising a plurality of *leaves, a cover sheet upon opposite'sides of the leaves, said sheet having a sight'opening therein, a picture sheet beneath the cover sheet and having a plurality of pict-ures thereon and finger pieces extending from the opposite side edges of the picture sheet beneath the cover sheet, whereby said picture sheet may be moved to successively bring the pictures into position withinthe sight opening.

The portions of the cover sheets around the openings 17 may be suitably said opening, endless 7 around said anti-friction elements and mov 3. A book comprising a plurality of leaves, a cover sheet upon opposite sides of the leaves, said sheet having a sight opening therein, endless strips extending through the leaves upon opposite sides thereof beneath the cover sheets and having a plurality of pictures thereon adapted to be viewed through the openings of the cover sheets and means whereby the picture strips may be moved to successively bring the pictures into position within the sight openings.

4.'A book comprising a plurality of leaves, a cover sheet upon opposite sides of the leaves, said sheet having a sight opening therein, endless strips extending through the leavesupon opposite sides'ther'eof, beneath the cover sheets and having 'a plural- I ity of pictures thereon adapted Qto be' viewed through the openings ofthe coversheets and, transversely disposed bars secured to the strips'and extending beyond the side edges of the cover sheets to provide finger pieces, whereby the picture strips may be moved to successively bringthe pictures into positiorn,

within the sight openings. I

5. A .book comprising a pluralityof leaves having spaced. parallel openings therein, anti-friction elements mounted in said openings, endless strips extending. through the openings upon opposite sides of the leaves and movable over the anti-friction elements, cover sheets securedover the strips, said cover sheets havingrelatii 'ely ofi'set sight openings therein, pictures upon the endless strips and adapted to be viewed" through the openings and means wherehy the pictures may be successively movediinto positionwithin the sight openings.

6. A book comprising afplurality ofleaves having spaced parallel openings therein, anti-friction elements mounted in said openings, endlessstripsfex'tending through the openings upon opposltez sides of the leaves and movable over theantifriction elements, coversheets secured over the strips, said cover sheets having sight openings therein, pictures upon the endless strips and adaptedto be viewed through the openings, said leaves having slots therein disposed longitudinally of the strips upon opposite sides thereofand spaced transversely disposed bars secured to the strips and extending beyond the side edges of the cover sheets over the slots to provide finger engaging. members, whereby the picture strips may be moved to successively bring the pictures into positionwi thin the sight openings.

7. An article of the character described comprising a base board having an opening therein, anti-friction elements mounted in strips extending able thereover within the opening, cover sheets secured to the base board'over the endless strip-s, said cover sheets having sight openings therein, pictures upon the endless strips and adapted to be viewed through the openings, said base board having slots therein disposed longitudinally of the strips beyond the side edges of the cover sheets, and transversely disposed bars secured to the strips and also extending beyond the side edges of the cover sheets over the slots to provide finger engaging members, Whereby the picture strips may be moved to successively bring the pictures into position within the sight openings. 7

In testimony whereof I afiix my signature.

JOHN GARCIN. 

